How To Get The Most From Your Wage Workers: Part 1

What Not To Do

Option 1: Direct Criticism or Threats
NOT RECOMMENDED

Telling your employees that they need to shape up - or else - can indeed have drastic effects. However, these effects are usually short-term. Moreover, why would you want to make a good employee feel as though they are not doing a good job? Save disciplinary actions for poor employees who really deserve it. Not only will threats cause employee morale to plummet, but you may wind up undermining your own authority when people notice that you haven't followed through on a threat - and they will notice. They definitely will.

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How To Get The Most From Your Wage Workers: Part 0

Employees who are paid hourly usually have no real incentive to complete tasks efficiently. Though some people abuse this by deliberately moving slowly to pad their paycheck, the great majority of people try to work responsibly.

Yet it can be tough to get them to hurry along. Even the most well-meaning folks need some motivation now and again. There are a few ways to make this happen.

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